15.05.2012, 13:37
International Conference entitled the Missile Defence Factor in Establishing New Security Environment was held in Moscow on May 3–4 at the initiative of Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The forum, attended by more than 200 diplomats, politicians and military specialists from over 50 countries, discussed various aspects of the problem — from assessment of threats of missile technology development to identifying the areas of cooperation in order to maintain strategic stability and equal partnership.
05.05.2012, 13:24
A year after death of “number one terrorist” the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan still seems precarious. The death of Osama bin Laden undoubtedly struck a strategic blow against al-Qaeda and its affiliates, which are now less focused squarely on hitting the United States, though threat of terrorism still remains. This is the opinion expressed by Linda Robinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for US National Security and Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.
28.04.2012, 12:22
The prospect of Francois Hollande victory in the presidential elections in France may be causing nervousness in Berlin and some other countries in EU, but the socialist candidate is a natural compromise-builder, and Europe should have no real reason to fear his victory. This is the opinion expressed by Thomas Klau, the head of the Paris office and senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
25.04.2012, 12:26
Climate change is probably the most serious problem in the history of human science and researches from different countries are trying to find its solution. Past warming has been measured, continued future warming is inevitable. The questions is how quickly humanity can reduce emissions because this will decide how much bigger the problem that people have created and continue to feed, will ultimately become. Alexander Ochs, Director of Climate and Energy Program at the WorldWatch Institute shared his vision of the situation with news agency “PenzaNews.”
19.04.2012, 18:48
Labor markets of Western Balkan countries are characterized by low levels of employment with the particularly high unemployment rate among young people. Many Socialist-era companies are bankrupt, their production halls are empty and their machines have been dismantled and sold as scrap. Kori Udovicki, assistant secretary-general at the UN Development Program responsible for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Gerald Knaus, the lead analyst of the European Stability Initiative speak about possible ways to overcome the impact of dramatic de-industrialization in their analytical article published in the foreign press.
17.04.2012, 18:59
The negotiations over the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have been going on for two decades. Now some experts consider it to be a “frozen conflict” but it still remains the deepest and most explosive in the entire post-Soviet space.
11.04.2012, 15:49
Resumed in March 2012 fighting between Palestinian militants and Israel once again demonstrated the instability of the situation in the region. Zoheir al-Qaisi — the Gaza-based Secretary General of the militant Palestinian group, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) was killed in an airstrike of the Israeli Air Force. He had been the group’s top leader since last August when its previous Secretary General also perished at Israeli hands. Al-Qaisi’s assassination set off a by now familiar chain of events in which Palestinian militant groups in Gaza retaliated against Israeli targets with rockets and mortars while Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza’s population. As a result, at least 80 Palestinians were injured, 25 — killed; in Israel only 8 foreign workers suffered.
06.04.2012, 15:54
Many international experts believe that a new and dangerous social phenomenon called “lone wolf” terrorism menaces modern European society. Previously these cases were considered to be typical only for the US. However, over the past ten years the number of such terrorist attacks in Europe has doubled. One of these tragic events has recently shocked France.
30.03.2012, 14:26
Recent developments in China including intensification of inner-Party struggle point to some problems in implementation of the present policy. Realizing severity of the current situation the Chinese authorities have recently expressed the need for changes in the socio-political system of the state. However, democratic reforms are unlikely to be on the Chinese agenda. This is the opinion expressed by Bhavna Singh, a Research Officer in the China Research Program at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
28.03.2012, 16:35
EU member states should reconsider their attitude towards demographic problems connected with the increased number of pensioners to prevent the welfare, health and financial systems from collapsing. This is the opinion expressed by Annika Ahtonen, a policy analyst in the Europe’s Political Economy Program of the European Policy Centre.
International Conference entitled the Missile Defence Factor in Establishing New Security Environment was held in Moscow on May 3–4 at the initiative of Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The forum, attended by more than 200 diplomats, politicians and military specialists from over 50 countries, discussed various aspects of the problem — from assessment of threats of missile technology development to identifying the areas of cooperation in order to maintain strategic stability and equal partnership.
A year after death of “number one terrorist” the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan still seems precarious. The death of Osama bin Laden undoubtedly struck a strategic blow against al-Qaeda and its affiliates, which are now less focused squarely on hitting the United States, though threat of terrorism still remains. This is the opinion expressed by Linda Robinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for US National Security and Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.
The prospect of Francois Hollande victory in the presidential elections in France may be causing nervousness in Berlin and some other countries in EU, but the socialist candidate is a natural compromise-builder, and Europe should have no real reason to fear his victory. This is the opinion expressed by Thomas Klau, the head of the Paris office and senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Climate change is probably the most serious problem in the history of human science and researches from different countries are trying to find its solution. Past warming has been measured, continued future warming is inevitable. The questions is how quickly humanity can reduce emissions because this will decide how much bigger the problem that people have created and continue to feed, will ultimately become. Alexander Ochs, Director of Climate and Energy Program at the WorldWatch Institute shared his vision of the situation with news agency “PenzaNews.”
Labor markets of Western Balkan countries are characterized by low levels of employment with the particularly high unemployment rate among young people. Many Socialist-era companies are bankrupt, their production halls are empty and their machines have been dismantled and sold as scrap. Kori Udovicki, assistant secretary-general at the UN Development Program responsible for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Gerald Knaus, the lead analyst of the European Stability Initiative speak about possible ways to overcome the impact of dramatic de-industrialization in their analytical article published in the foreign press.
The negotiations over the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have been going on for two decades. Now some experts consider it to be a “frozen conflict” but it still remains the deepest and most explosive in the entire post-Soviet space.
Resumed in March 2012 fighting between Palestinian militants and Israel once again demonstrated the instability of the situation in the region. Zoheir al-Qaisi — the Gaza-based Secretary General of the militant Palestinian group, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) was killed in an airstrike of the Israeli Air Force. He had been the group’s top leader since last August when its previous Secretary General also perished at Israeli hands. Al-Qaisi’s assassination set off a by now familiar chain of events in which Palestinian militant groups in Gaza retaliated against Israeli targets with rockets and mortars while Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza’s population. As a result, at least 80 Palestinians were injured, 25 — killed; in Israel only 8 foreign workers suffered.
Many international experts believe that a new and dangerous social phenomenon called “lone wolf” terrorism menaces modern European society. Previously these cases were considered to be typical only for the US. However, over the past ten years the number of such terrorist attacks in Europe has doubled. One of these tragic events has recently shocked France.
Recent developments in China including intensification of inner-Party struggle point to some problems in implementation of the present policy. Realizing severity of the current situation the Chinese authorities have recently expressed the need for changes in the socio-political system of the state. However, democratic reforms are unlikely to be on the Chinese agenda. This is the opinion expressed by Bhavna Singh, a Research Officer in the China Research Program at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
EU member states should reconsider their attitude towards demographic problems connected with the increased number of pensioners to prevent the welfare, health and financial systems from collapsing. This is the opinion expressed by Annika Ahtonen, a policy analyst in the Europe’s Political Economy Program of the European Policy Centre.
